[nws-changes] 20100217: fire wx

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20100217: fire wx
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:00:28 -0700

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-11

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC

710 AM EST WED FEB 17 2010



TO:       SUBSCRIBERS:

         -FAMILY OF SERVICES

         -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE

         -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK

         -NOAAPORT

         OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES



FROM:     ELI JACKS

         CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH



SUBJECT:  INITIATION OF DAILY UPDATED ISSUANCES OF THE DAY 1 AND

         DAY 2 STORM PREDICTION CENTER FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOKS

         AND CHANGE IN ISSUANCE TIME FOR THE DAY 3 TO 8 FIRE

         WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR CONUS ONLY



EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 23 2010... THE NWS STORM PREDICTION

CENTER /SPC/ WILL MODIFY THE ISSUANCE TIMES OF FIRE WEATHER

OUTLOOK PRODUCTS AS FOLLOWS:



1.  AN UPDATE TO THE DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK PRODUCTS WILL BE

ISSUED BY 1700 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ DAILY.  THESE

ARE NEW PRODUCTS THAT WILL UPDATE THE INITIAL DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER

OUTLOOK PRODUCTS /CURRENTLY ISSUED BY 0900 UTC DAILY DURING

DAYLIGHT TIME...1000 UTC DURING STANDARD TIME/.



2.  AN UPDATE TO THE DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK PRODUCTS WILL BE

ISSUED BY 2000 UTC DAILY.  THESE ARE NEW PRODUCTS WHICH WILL

UPDATE THE INITIAL DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK PRODUCTS

/CURRENTLY ISSUED BY 1000 UTC DAILY/.



3.  THE ISSUANCE TIME OF THE DAY 3 TO 8 SPC FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK

PRODUCTS WILL CHANGE TO 2200 UTC DAILY FROM THE CURRENT ISSUANCE

TIME OF 1100 UTC DAILY.  THIS NEW ISSUANCE TIME WILL ALLOW FOR

ENHANCED FORECAST COLLABORATION BETWEEN SPC AND OTHER FEDERAL

AND STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.



THESE CHANGES TO THE ISSUANCE TIMES APPLY TO THE FIRE WEATHER

OUTLOOK TEXT FORECAST PRODUCTS...POINTS PRODUCTS...GRIB2 AND

NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE PRODUCTS.



THE AWIPS IDENTIFIERS AND WMO PRODUCT HEADINGS FOR THESE

PRODUCTS DO NOT CHANGE.  PARTNERS AND USERS WILL BE ABLE TO

CONTINUE RECEIVING ALL OF THESE PRODUCTS IN THE SAME MANNER AS

THEY DO NOW AT THE MODIFIED ISSUANCE TIMES.



IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE OR SPC FIRE WEATHER

OUTLOOK PRODUCTS...PLEASE CONTACT:



 DR. RUSSELL SCHNEIDER              GREGORY GROSSHANS

 CHIEF SCIENCE SUPPORT BRANCH       METEOROLOGIST

 STORM PREDICTION CENTER            STORM PREDICTION CENTER

 NORMAN OKLAHOMA                    NORMAN OKLAHOMA

 405-325-2066                       405-325-2462

NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:



 http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm



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